ga-crop-weather State Georgia Crop Weather Week Ending Date May 28, 2006 Issue GA-CW2106 Agricultural Summary May 28, 2006 HOT AND DRY It was hot and dry during the past week, especially during the weekend, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. The northern part of the state received some rain as did the south central part of the state. The remainder of the state was dry. Day time temperatures averaged 5 to 10 degrees above normal. Soil moisture conditions were rated 5 percent Very short, 32 percent short, 58 percent adequate, and 5 percent surplus. The dry weather has caused some growers to replant cotton and peanuts. Thrips have become a problem in cotton, peanuts and vegetables. Tomato spotted wilt virus has been reported in tobacco. Some growers continue feeding hay as dry conditions have hurt pastures. Watermelon and cantaloupe harvest should start next week. Excellent conditions for small grain harvesting. Planting of some crops has slowed due to the dry conditions. Growers were active in irrigating row crops, vegetables and fruits. Other activities include routine care of livestock and poultry, and growers getting their first cutting of hay. County Extension Agents reported an average of 6.3 days suitable for fieldwork. CROP PROGRESS May 28, Prev Prev 5 Year 2006 Week Year Avg Corn, Emerged 99 95 99 100 Corn, Silked 9 1 2 10 Soybeans, Planted 54 36 42 47 Soybeans, Emerged 40 22 29 32 Sorghum, Planted 51 40 46 53 Cotton, Planted 86 73 79 82 Cotton, Squaring 2 0 1 4 Wheat, Harvested 32 9 7 26 Onions, Harvested 83 77 73 87 Peaches, Harvested 9 7 14 13 Peanuts, Planted 75 51 77 83 Peanuts, Blooming 1 0 1 4 CROP CONDITION May 28, 2006 Crop Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent --Percentages-- Corn 0 9 34 47 10 Soybeans 1 9 48 39 3 Sorghum 0 1 42 56 1 Cotton 2 9 42 44 3 Wheat 2 9 30 52 7 Pasture 5 16 40 35 4 Apples 0 4 27 56 13 Hay 3 13 46 35 3 Peaches 0 5 16 79 0 Peanuts 0 4 42 51 3 Pecans 4 13 43 36 4 Tobacco 1 11 44 43 1 Watermelons 1 3 30 54 12 PASTURE CONDITION - DISTRICT* LEVEL May 28, 2006 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent --Percentages-- Dist 1(NW) 0 6 46 42 6 Dist 2(NC) 0 5 32 53 10 Dist 3(NE) 0 16 60 24 0 Dist 4(WC) 11 7 30 43 9 Dist 5(C) 6 18 36 38 2 Dist 6(EC) 16 13 46 25 0 Dist 7(SW) 1 21 41 31 6 Dist 8(SC) 3 25 36 33 3 Dist 9(SE) 0 16 34 48 2 *A list of the counties in each of the nine Georgia Agricultural Statistics Districts is available at http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga/ctyests/districts.pdf. Soil Moisture Table May 28, 2006 Prev Year 5 Year Avg --Percentages-- Very Short 21 6 12 Short 40 40 36 Adequate 37 52 44 Surplus 2 2 8 SOIL MOISTURE - DISTRICT* LEVEL May 28, 2006 Very Short Short Adequate Surplus --Percentages-- Dist 1(NW) 0 30 62 8 Dist 2(NC) 5 22 66 7 Dist 3(NE) 16 45 39 0 Dist 4(WC) 22 47 31 0 Dist 5(C) 38 39 23 0 Dist 6(EC) 40 40 20 0 Dist 7(SW) 19 35 46 0 Dist 8(SC) 18 46 35 1 Dist 9(SE) 14 54 32 0 *A list of the counties in each of the nine Georgia Agricultural Statistics Districts is available at http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga/ctyests/districts.pdf. Weather Information Table GEORGIA WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING MIDNIGHT, SUNDAY MAY 28, 2006 1/ 2006 Air Temperature Precipitation Totals Extreme Weekly Rain 30 60 Soil Location Max Min AvG Weekly Day Day Day Season Temp ALBANY 98 62 81 0.00 0 2.66 4.49 16.96 87 ALMA 95 63 78 1.49 3 4.06 6.34 19.88 77 ALPHARETTA 92 53 73 0.13 5 1.36 5.09 17.93 74 ARLINGTON 96 62 80 0.70 1 4.87 7.13 17.41 86 ATTAPULGUS 95 63 79 0.11 1 4.25 6.14 13.76 86 BLAIRSVILLE 87 42 67 0.31 5 4.02 8.00 18.89 70 BOWEN 96 63 80 0.01 1 2.07 3.78 13.65 86 BRUNSWICK 95 70 79 0.03 1 1.38 2.76 11.78 78 BYROMVILLE 97 63 80 0.01 1 5.00 7.55 17.45 80 BYRON 95 63 80 0.00 0 1.88 4.25 13.03 79 CAIRO 95 63 79 0.35 1 5.30 6.87 14.69 77 CALHOUN 92 50 72 0.72 5 3.16 7.27 17.43 75 CAMILLA 97 62 80 0.10 1 5.30 6.89 18.30 89 CLARKS HILL 95 58 76 0.00 0 2.22 4.76 14.03 79 CORDELE 97 62 80 0.07 1 2.36 4.49 15.35 82 COVINGTON 94 57 77 0.00 0 1.66 3.08 10.42 80 DAHLONEGA 88 47 70 0.00 0 2.15 5.41 15.32 70 DALLAS 92 56 75 0.01 1 1.73 5.46 20.73 75 DAWSON 97 60 79 0.24 1 2.91 4.01 11.20 77 DEARING 96 65 78 0.15 2 1.33 3.21 11.43 76 DEMPSEY 92 58 77 0.00 0 1.83 3.40 12.38 80 DIXIE 96 62 79 0.23 1 2.48 5.25 14.61 84 DUBLIN 96 63 80 0.00 0 2.80 5.35 15.02 80 DULUTH 91 53 74 0.22 1 1.54 4.36 18.88 74 DUNWOODY 92 55 74 0.13 2 1.47 4.36 17.64 73 EATONTON 96 55 77 0.03 1 1.77 3.36 12.32 65 ELBERTON 94 56 75 0.43 1 1.85 3.39 14.07 76 ELLIJAY 88 46 69 0.31 3 3.34 9.13 22.34 73 FORT VALLEY 96 62 80 0.00 0 1.70 3.56 11.62 86 GAINESVILLE 90 54 73 0.25 3 1.48 4.43 15.76 76 GEORGETOWN 96 60 79 0.13 1 4.08 5.53 15.42 86 GRIFFIN 93 60 78 0.00 0 1.71 3.37 12.78 76 HOMERVILLE 96 60 78 1.28 2 3.09 4.08 13.13 81 JACKSONVILLE 94 64 79 0.00 0 2.92 5.28 12.41 81 JONESBORO 93 58 77 0.00 0 1.85 5.06 16.22 76 LAFAYETTE 90 50 73 0.29 3 3.15 7.16 16.68 72 MCRAE 95 58 78 0.02 1 3.21 4.78 17.23 83 MIDVILLE 95 65 80 0.00 0 1.62 3.58 11.21 86 NAHUNTA 96 60 78 0.18 1 2.73 3.49 10.25 82 NEWTON 96 60 79 0.48 1 6.53 8.47 19.92 85 PINE MOUNTAIN 93 56 75 0.00 0 2.71 5.09 15.51 78 PLAINS 95 64 79 0.54 2 2.86 5.76 17.33 83 ROME 92 53 73 0.64 3 2.53 6.74 17.91 73 ROOPVILLE 94 57 76 0.00 0 2.34 5.40 17.81 79 SASSER 95 62 78 0.00 0 4.59 5.27 14.44 83 SAVANNAH 97 62 78 0.24 2 1.54 4.55 14.07 82 SHELLMAN 98 65 80 0.41 1 2.89 3.74 12.02 89 SKIDAWAY 95 67 77 0.55 3 2.32 4.23 11.99 77 SNEADS 95 64 79 0.00 0 0.30 3.82 12.99 82 STATESBORO 95 62 79 0.02 1 0.89 3.10 9.82 85 TIFTON 95 64 79 0.00 0 2.70 4.38 16.35 77 TIGER 87 45 67 0.87 5 3.41 7.28 19.53 69 VALDOSTA 97 67 80 0.06 1 1.88 3.68 12.91 75 VIDALIA 95 63 80 0.00 0 0.56 2.83 10.85 82 WATKINSVILLE 93 55 75 0.36 1 2.33 4.81 18.49 77 WILLIAMSON 93 58 76 0.00 0 1.97 2.93 11.23 79 WOODBINE 98 62 79 0.00 0 1.77 2.61 9.53 81 1/ Weather data supplied by Georgia Automated Environmental Monitoring Network (AEMN) and the office of the State Climatologist, University of Georgia. For detailed Georgia weather data visit the AEMN homepage, www.georgiaweather.net. NA - not available. District Highlights These comments are written by the Georgia County Extension Agents, and have been compiled and edited by the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service. DISTRICT COMMENTS May 28, 2006 DISTRICT 1 - NORTHWEST No comments available. DISTRICT 2 - NORTH CENTRAL Most of cool season hay has been cut. Hail last weekend damaged some crops, but he extent of the damage is unknown at this time. Strong thunderstorms this week created locally heavy rain - hay in many fields had been cut and suffered rain damage - hay harvest continued - wheat harvest reaching halfway point. DISTRICT 3 - NORTHEAST No comments available. DISTRICT 4 - WEST CENTRAL Hot and dry! Great weather for small grain harvest but everything else is suffering. Dry. Rolled fescue. DISTRICT 5 - CENTRAL Very hot and dry! Need rain really badly. Crop conditions and pasture and hayfield conditions declining due to drought conditions. Wheat harvest beginning to get into full swing. Some hay producers harvesting their first cutting of hay. Some livestock producers still feeding hay due to poor pasture conditions. The hot weather has finally arrived. We are hoping that the insect and disease problems don't follow. Soil moisture is depleting rapidly with windy, hot conditions this week. No rain in the forecast. What a difference a week makes. Last week was very cool. Dry conditions continue to slow planting progress. The clay soil is very dry and hard and makes planting almost impossible. We are in dire need of rain! DISTRICT 6 - EAST CENTRAL Lots of problems getting cotton stands and thrips are very bad. Peanut stands variable, some re-planting of cotton and peanuts both. Wheat harvest underway. Pasture and hay very slow coming to height for grazing or cutting. Getting hot and dry. DISTRICT 7 - SOUTHWEST We received 0.22" of rainfall. Thrips infestation on cotton heavy in areas. DISTRICT 8 - SOUTH CENTRAL Extremely dry! Planting peanut and cotton. Irrigating tobacco. TSWV is increasing in fields. Thrips problems in crops, peas and ornamentals. Drip irrigation of blueberries. Irrigation of vegetables. Still looking for a good rain. DISTRICT 9 - SOUTHEAST watermelon and cantaloupe harvest to begin in the next week. Extremely dry soil conditions have made planting cotton and peanuts tricky as farmers are "dusting in" the crop. Rain is desperately needed. Find agricultural statistics for your county, State, and the Nation at www.usda.gov/nass/. Media Contact: David S. Abbe, Director USDA-NASS Georgia Field Office Phone: 706-546-2236 E-mail: nass-ga@nass.usda.gov Website: http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga